The boss

The Ivorian was part of Arsenal's 2004 'Invincibles' under the Frenchman and believes the Liverpool chief shares his intelligence, man-management and work ethic.

"I do see Wenger in him, because he’s so intelligent. He knows how to speak to players and how to get the best out of them," said Toure. “He will prove that, because we will come out of this hard time.

Just look at what he’s done during a short time here. When he arrived Liverpool were doing badly. He came in and brought the club a long way up.

“Maintaining it is more difficult than first coming up there. I think he is learning. This season is a learning process but he will get there.

"We need to stick with Brendan though, because he’s one of the best managers in the Premier League."